Support hook



Sept. 24, 1929. J. EHRONBERG SUPPORT HOOK Filed- June 25, 1926 PatentedSept. 24, 1929 UNITED STATES JOSEPH EHRONBERG, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORKSUPPORT I-IOOK Application filed June 25,

This invention relates to devices used cooperatively with room moldingsfor supporting the frames of pictures, mirrors and the like against thesurface of a wall.

Such devices are usually composed of thin flat metal strips, bent intoan approximately 8 shape, one of the loops engaging over the raisedouter edge of the molding fixed horizontally at the upper portion of a.wall and the lower loop used to receive the bight of a cord, wire, cableor the like fixed at the spread ends to the rear of the frame whereby itmay be suspended at an inclination to the wall.

The devices, termed picture hooks, are usually plain and so is the cordused to pendantly support the frame, even to a point actually detractingfrom the appearance of the enframed object.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a supportadapted to engage freely and adjustably over the edge of an ordinarymolding and having an inturned loop suited to clamp a silken or otherornamental cord securely.

A further feature is in the provision of a highly ornamental rosetteinterchangeably applied to the support in such manner as to entirelyobscure it and also to provide a tasscl held in the lower or cordengaging hook.

Another aim is to produce a hook having an annular-1y recessed knob overwhich the cord may be displayed.

These several advantages are attained by the characteristic features ofthe invention as hereinafter described in detail and delineated in thedrawing forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which z-Figure 1, is a side elevational view show ing a conventional frame,section of molding and connections therebetween as made in ac cordancewith the invention.

Figure 2, is a section view of the support taken on line 2*2 of Fig. 3.

Figure 3, is a rear plan view of the support as a unit.

Figure 4:, is a front elevational view showing an alternative form ofsupport and illustrating its application.

Figure 5, is a side elevational view of the 1926. Serial No. 118,466.

device shown in Fig. 4, particularly broken away to show theconstruction.

In the general view shown in Fig. 1, the heavy upright line, designatedby the numeral 10, indicates a vertical wall having fixed at its upperportion a horizontal molding 11 of the usual type employed in supportingobjectsprovided with a frame 12, such frames having rearwardly extendingeyes 13 in their side members.

The support consists of a thin fiat metallic strip, of such width as'tosupply the requisite strength, having a straight central portion 14Lbent to produce an open down turned hook 15 freely engageable over theraised outstanding edge of the molding 11,-

A reversed, smaller'hook 16 is formed on the opposite end of the strip14:, into which is received the bight of an ornamental cord 17 havingits lower, spread ends fast within the eyes 13 and in addition anothercord 18 having its converging ends set in a tassel 19; after these cordshave been adjusted the loop 16 may be closed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5,preventing displacement.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 t0 3 it will be seen that acircular disc 20, made of any strong stiff textile fabric, as canvas, issecured to the outer surface of the hook element 14, by a double pointedmetal fastener 21, its prongs 22 passing through an opening 23 in thestrip 14 and bent outwardly thereover to firmly clamp the disc to it.

Secured to the fabric 20, is a facing 24 of flossy fibers composed ofcut pile fabric, as chenile, overhanging the edges of the rosette thusproduced and presenting a highly ornamental effect, completely obscuringthe hook support.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a knob 25 having a convexouter surface is held to the hook element 14 by a double prongedfastener 21 as before described and in place of the frame cord 17 beingengaged in the hook 16 it is trained over an annular groove 26 in theperiphery of the knob to be supported thereby. It is to be noted thatthe rosette and knob may be readily removed and others of differentcolors or pattern substituted by manipulation of the prongs 22,

thus rendering a change possible at any desired time.

From the foregoing it will be seen that either embodiment discloses anovel, practical and ornamental hanger for pictures or similarly framedarticles and it will be apparent that minor changes may be made thereinwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims intheir broadest aspect.

Having thus described my invention and set forth the manner of itsconstruction and application, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A frame support hook comprising a flat strip of uniform width, bentto produce opposed hooks, one of said hooks being engageable with amolding, a tassel carrying cord fixed in the other hook, and anornamental knob fixed on the face of said strip to obscure said hooks,said knob having an annular groove to receive the supporting cord of aframe. g

2'. A picture book comprising a strip of inetal of uniform width bent toproduce a hook engageable with a picture molding at one end and asmaller reversed hook at the other end, a tassel carrying cord securedin the smaller hook, and an ornamental knob fixed on the face of saidstrip to obscure said hooks, said knob having an annular groove toreceive the supporting cord to a frame.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 15th day of June, 1926.

JOSEPH EHRONBERG.

